Dictionary of new language for new economy

As the economy sputters, the housing business — and most business for that matter — takes to hiding its intentions behind verbal gobbledegook, the gobbledegookier the better. Clear language? That just won't do, even in the best of times. Spend even a week perusing reports pumped out by corporate public relations departments and you'll get a belly full of candy-coated phrases. Here are some favorites I've compiled in a Modern Business Glossary, followed by translations. (And yes, these are real terms — most of them, anyway.)